School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

ASU Public Service Academy

Local, national and global affairs

Minting community leaders and stellar citizens: ASU’s Public Service Academy approaches 10-year milestone

Laraib Mughal won the Dean’s Medal for the School of Politics and Global Studies in fall 2016

University news

ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences acknowledges fall 2016 Dean’s Medalists

December 08, 2016

A cellphone takes a photo of a group of students with a Pokemon

Arts, humanities and education

Teaching geography with Pokémon GO

November 22, 2016

woman next to bike holding water bottle

Environment and sustainability

The importance of bike safety

October 21, 2016

Wind turbines and solar panel arrays near Palm Springs, CA

Environment and sustainability

Finding a balance: Sustainable energy vs. the natural landscape

October 18, 2016

Diagram showing PySAL functions

Environment and sustainability

Analytical toolbox helps reveal social, environmental processes

October 13, 2016

women talking on city street - Photo by Sascha Kohlmann

Arts, humanities and education

Are city dwellers more social than suburbanites?

October 10, 2016

Bridge over Hoover Dam

Law, journalism and politics

Bridging science and policy for better water strategies

October 06, 2016

Lake Mead with Hoover Dam in the foreground.

Law, journalism and politics

The future of water in the Southwest

October 04, 2016

Dry tropical forest near Alamos, Sonora Mexico

Environment and sustainability

Conserving a wealth of diversity: The dry tropical forests of Latin America

September 22, 2016

Lightning

Science and technology

Lightning records jolt previous understanding

September 20, 2016